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The influence of photoperiod and light intensity on the farrowing sow and litter

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 September 2010

W. J. Mutton
Affiliation:
MAFF/ADAS, Government Buildings, Grantham Road, Sleaford, Lincolnshire NG34 7NP

Abstract

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Type
Poster Abstracts
Copyright
Copyright © British Society of Animal Production 1987

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